Liddy found guilty of contempt for refusing to testify
Federal Judge John Pratt convicted G Gordon Liddy of two counts of contempt for refusing to take an oath and testify before the House Armed Services subcommittee. Liddy received six months on each count, suspended, with one year probation. he had cited national security as his reason to remain silent.
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Washington
UPI
G. Gordon Liddy
Congress
U.S
John H. Pratt
Liddy
National Security
Watergate
Pratt
House
Congressional Committee
White House
Plumbers
Maroulis
Nixon
Philip A. Lacovara
Vermont primary stakes shape up for eight hopefuls
Vermont's only U.S. House seat faces eight candidates in the GOP and Democratic primaries after Sen. Aiken's retirement and Rep. Mallory's bid for the seat. Lt. Gov. Burgess and James Jeffords lead the GOP field, while Margaret Lucenti, Frank Esposito, Francis Cain, Dennis Morrisseau, and John Welch Jr. compete for the Democratic nomination alongside Madeline Harwood.
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Charles Butler Jr
GOP
John Burgess
James Jeffords
Madeline Harwood
Bennington County
Margaret Lucenti
Barre
Donnybrook
Frank Esposito
Rutland
Burlington
Francis Cain
Dennis Morrisseau
Hinesburg
John Welch Jr
Harwood
Nixon
Ucenti
Wildlife Wonderland faces state agency hurdles in Vermont
The 65-acre Weston Mt Holly area project remains uncertain as Rutland District Environmental Commission issued a conditional permit with 35 conditions. Appeals linger before the Environmental Board, which will factor in eight more criteria if appealed. State Fish and Game, under new regulations, may require import permits or ban certain animals, casting further doubt on the project.
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Weston Planning Commission
State Agency of Environmental Conservation
William Marshall
Connecticut
Environmental Board
Rutland Commission
Commission
Schuyler Jackson
Kinsey
State Fish and Game Department
Fish and Game Department
Vermont
Edward Kehoe
Fish and Game
Kehoe
Wildlife Wonderland
Sleeman to file second libel suit by protesters in Vermont
Richard A. Sleeman, Bennington School District Board chairman, announces a second libel suit for 75,000 against the Vermont Education Association over allegations from the VEA final report on local schools. A prior suit for 75,000 addresses similar claims from a preliminary VEA report.
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Bennington School
Richard A. Sleeman
Vermont Education Association
Sleeman
VEA
Bennington Superior Court
Frederick de G. Harlow
Rutland
Ryan, Smith, and Carbine
Listers
George A. Sleeman
Bennington
Judge Sirica seals key Watergate briefing secrecy
UPI reports Judge John Sirica ordered Jaworski's legal brief sealed amid a White House fight over subpoenaed Watergate tapes. The court may hold Monday hearings in chambers. A 45 minute closed meeting left no immediate statements, with possible secrecy extending to grand jury material.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
John J. Sirica
White House
Leon Jaworski
Sirica
Jaworski
Chambers
Nixon
Defense
Nixon refuses resignation push as White House maintains stance
President Nixon remains firm despite Republican calls for his resignation. A White House spokesman said Nixon did not raise the issue in a meeting with Vice President Ford, who called it a good talk while continuing to support the President. Senators Schweiker and Young urged resignation or temporary stepping aside as others in the GOP waver.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
White House
Ford
Gerald Warren
Buffalo
N.Y
Richard S. Schweiker
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Weather Outlook Mixed Clearing With Weekend Rain Chance
Mixed bag forecast with highs in the 50s to near 60 today and fair to cloudy skies tonight with lows 35 to 45. Tomorrow brings more clouds and a late-day chance of rain, with highs in the 60s to near 70.
Vermonters on two wheels
GEOFFREY CHAPMAN notes the motorcycle revival in the United States. He traces a surge in brands from Honda to Harley Davidson and European makers, as Americans shift to two wheeled transport amid rising gasoline prices and a booming market.
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Geoffrey Chapman
Honda Motor Company
United States
England
Italy
Germany
Sweden
France
Spain
America
Harley- Davidson Company
Wilmington
Keene
N.H
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Happy Drysdale
Board of Selectmen
Alexander Best
Robert Drysdale
Salmon
Hoff
Drysdale
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Aiken
Burgess
Jeffords
Morrisseau
Lucenti
Cain
Burling
By Martha Elliott
Department of See Wildlife
By John Leaning
Supreme Court
House Judiciary Committee
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